Targeting Tamils in Sri Lanka

Updated June 7, 2006 12:01 a.m. ET

In regard to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's letter ("Taming the Tigers," editorial page, June 1), we reject his claim that he is not a "hawk" on Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict, and that he is a man of peace who has shown "tremendous restraint." The reality is the exact opposite.

We demand an independent, international investigation of the ongoing killings of hundreds of Tamil civilians by the president's security forces and paramilitaries, as recommended on May 23 by the United Nations'...